Modern Warfare 2 reveal trailer – Our thoughts

Did you enjoy it?! Hmm, of course you did! So here is what I deduced after watching that amazing trailer.

• The game is set after the events of the original and will give us gamers the task of taking down Makarov who is a former associate of Zakhaev, the “bad guy” from the first game.
• Gameplay will take place in multiple locations around the world. Snowy Russia, deserts of Afghanistan and the huge city that is Rio de Janeiro.
• Civilians are seen running around in the trailer, possible  “epic” escort or rescue hostage missions.
• Vehicle based missions to possibly be introduced. Driving and shooting while in a snowmobile seems certain. Possible for a mission to be based in a helicopter too? Hmm, I hope so.
• Characters are seen swimming; there could be a mission which requires infiltration via water.
• New knife based melee kills.
• Might be a long shot but there is a glimpse of someone being tortured in trailer; maybe that is a new addition too.
• It also looks like the final mission could involve getting into Makarov’s huge castle base and taking him out. The trailer certainly suggests this as that set-piece battle just looks to amazing not be the final act of the game.
• Lastly even though it seems like Infinity Ward are using the same graphics engine from the original, this game just looks so much more cinematic. That can only be a good thing right?!

Modern Warfare 2 is due to be released November 10th 2009 but I am quite sure we will see more of it before that. Awesome!